Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Harvard Business Review recently published an article, “ To Build Resilience, CEOs Need to Become Supply-Chain Experts ”. In this article, we wanted to discuss one aspect of supply chain that is often not given enough attention – building strategic relationships and shared value with direct spend suppliers.

Manufacturing Procurement

ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

Procurement and supply chain management are often used interchangeably—but in practice, the lines between them can blur in ways that create real friction. Misaligned priorities, siloed systems, and unclear ownership can directly impact key performance indicators like cost savings percentage and procurement cycle time.

Procurement Solutions

Logility

AUGUST 12, 2025

As AI advances in the 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle , four innovations are turning supply chain planning volatility into a proving ground for intelligent business operations. Technology is allowing companies to leverage resilience into opportunities. The rules of supply chain planning are being rewritten in real time.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2025

For years, supply chains were engineered to be lean. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed. Recent years have brought a series of disruptions that exposed vulnerabilities in how supply chains are designed.

Optimal Sourcing

Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Home Introducing Freightos Enterprise: End-to-End Procurement, Benchmarking, and Management Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses.

Optimal Sourcing

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2025

Disruptions aren’t the exception anymore, they’re part of how supply chains run. What Disrupts Supply Chains Today? It should be woven into how the supply chain is run. Support It With Technology Continuity planning relies on prompt, reliable data. They need to be operational disciplines.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains and upended the global economy, supply chain experts insisted that supply chain resilience was essential. There is a] need to prepare supply chains not only to survive, but to thrive in chaos.”[1] The reason?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Kinaxis

AUGUST 1, 2025

If you were still haven’t prepared your supply chain, now is the time to act. Rather than make a Hail Mary move, you need a strategic framework that shifts your supply chain from short-term, reactive firefighting to long-term adaptability. And you need something that delivers return on value along the way.

Negotiating Skills

Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Home No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses. Everything should be expected and planned for.

Supply Chain Design Software

Freight Waves

JULY 31, 2025

FreightWaves unveiled the winners of its inaugural AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards during a special ceremony on stage at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC, as part of the FreightWaves AI in Supply Chain Symposium. CloneOps.ai

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2025

Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! In today’s competitive business landscape, effective supply chain management is crucial for organizations to thrive. What is Procurement? Let’s delve into some key benefits of effective procurement: 1.

Sourcing Strategies

Freightos

JULY 7, 2025

In a recent webinar , Freightos’ Oliver Esch and Oliver Ritzmann from Gryn shared their expertise on overcoming data challenges and leveraging technology to drive smarter logistics operations. “You really need to make [data] actionable… use it to manage your suppliers, to drive supply chain improvements.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) is an established industry process that aims at finding a balance between demand and supply and streamlining cross-functional collaboration. Procurement People should learn the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) Process. Click here to learn more and register today!

S&OP

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

E-commerce growth, labor shortages and unpredictable demand are pushing many facilities to turn to automation as a way to stay competitive. E-commerce growth, labor shortages and unpredictable demand are pushing many facilities to turn to automation as a way to stay competitive.

Supply Chain Software

EFT

JULY 1, 2025

Implementing new technologies is the top strategic priority among the 671 supply chain leaders interviewed by Blue Yonder for their 2025 Supply Chain Compass , and it is a goal they are highly confident in achieving, however, digging into the report reveals legacy technologies and data structures might hold them back in these ambitions.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 13, 2025

Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chains consist of imperfect humans struggling to make perfect decisions. That, at least, is the theory behind mathematical optimization, and the way it’s being applied to supply chain management today. That’s an especially valuable tool for dealing with today’s ever-changing tariff schemes.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 24, 2025

In an age where supply chains stretch across continents and rely on increasingly complex data streams, the ability to present data clearly and effectively is no longer a luxury—it’s a strategic necessity. Here’s how better presentation of supply chain data can directly impact decision-making: 1.

Supply Chain Design Software

RFgen

AUGUST 5, 2025

In recent years, the global automotive industry has been shaken by a persistent microchip shortage, halting production lines, escalating costs, and testing the resilience of even the most sophisticated supply chains. In this context, reactive procurement strategies are no longer viable. Financial constraints (e.g.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logility

APRIL 28, 2025

” What makes supply chains an ideal proving ground for this evolution? The Rise of the Self-Healing Supply Chain Today’s supply chains are under more pressure, navigating considerable hurdles such as macroeconomic instability, shifting demand patterns, climate events, and geopolitical friction.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

Breaking Down Business Silos Supply chains don’t exist in isolation. To truly build resilience across the entire organization — including supply chain and logistics — businesses need to remove the internal silos that can lead to restricted data flow and collaboration.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 6, 2025

Better inventory management, intelligent manufacturing, flexible logistical systems, and real-time delivery controls have all been made possible by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the supply chain and logistics. AI in supply chain and logistics is primarily used to boost production and efficiency.

Supply Chain Software

BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

By digitalizing and automating their production planning processes, manufacturers can respond faster and more profitably when confronted with demand variability, materials shortages, logistics roadblocks and other supply chain issues. But what practical benefits does advanced production planning software deliver?

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 1, 2025

Subscribe The Supply Chain Renaissance Has Begun! In a fast-evolving industrial landscape shaped by globalization, customer expectations, and digital disruption, manufacturers are under immense pressure to modernize their supply chain operations. billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 12.9%. Yet, over half of U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software

BlueYonder

APRIL 30, 2025

In an IDC InfoBrief titled Building the Future of Supply Chains: AI-Driven Orchestration for Asia/Pacific Success, 99.7% of supply chain leaders in Asia-Pacific identified agility as critical to their success. Whats troubling APACs supply chains? According to IDC, 99.5%

Supply Chain Planning Software

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2025

While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers powerful incentives to build a domestic clean energy supply chain, a concurrent strategy of imposing steep tariffs on imported components, particularly from China, is creating a policy paradox. While technological advancements continue to push global battery prices down, U.S.

Cost Reduction Strategies

SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2025

Supply chains are particularly vulnerable during recessions. Consequently, it is imperative to develop a recession-proof supply chain to make them more resilient and adaptable. A resilient supply chain is one that can absorb shocks and continue functioning with minimal disruption.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

In mid-May, after the two countries agreed to temporarily halt planned tariff increases, container bookings surged by nearly 300% , straining port operations and carrier capacity. And cross-functional teams — from procurement and sales to finance and customer service — are left scrambling to react. intensified. Assembly lines pause.

Freight

Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 16, 2025

If you’ve ever tried to buy a new car during the chip shortage or waited months for furniture delivery, you’ve experienced firsthand what happens when supply chains break down. Supply chain resilience is your business’s ability to bounce back when things go wrongand in today’s world, things will go wrong.

Sourcing Strategies

SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

From rule-based systems to predictive analytics and the generative AI boom, businesses have leveraged these technologies to optimize operations, forecast trends, and create data-driven strategies. This leap in AI capabilities is revolutionizing industries, and AI-driven supply chain management is no exception.

Optimal Sourcing

Turvo

APRIL 24, 2025

This is where logistics data analytics tools come in. These tools turn raw logistics data into actionable insights that drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve performance across the entire supply chain. Optimizing Operational Efficiency Every supply chain generates massive amounts of data.

Analytics Software

ThroughPut

AUGUST 12, 2025

What is AI in Supply Chain? AI in supply chain refers to the application of artificial intelligence technologies—such as machine learning, natural language processing, and optimization algorithms—to make the supply chain more agile, intelligent, and autonomous.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freightos

JULY 16, 2025

Carriers are reacting quickly—transpacific capacity has already been cut by nearly a quarter ( Kuehne+Nagel ). Join 60,000+ Supply Chain Experts Who Never Miss an Issue! Procure : Streamlined procurement and cost savings with digital rate management and automated workflows.

North America

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 22, 2025

Managing construction supply chain risks is critical to ensuring the successful completion of projects. Here’s a complete guide to handling construction supply chain risks. It encompasses procurement, logistics, inventory management, and supplier relationships.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Freight Waves

JULY 3, 2025

Businesses can gain a clearer understanding of current market conditions, such as whether rates on a lane like Chicago to Dallas are spiking due to tight capacity or dropping due to oversupply. For instance, securing capacity before a known high-demand season can lock in lower rates.

Negotiating Skills

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Assessing eAuction Bids eAuctions, or online sourcing events, have been around for more than twenty years and they have proven a highly effective tool for finding the best suppliers based on total cost. Since reverse auctions focus heavily on price competitiveness, this can be easily done with sourcing software tools.

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 27, 2025

Global trade economics constantly change, and supply chains are becoming more complicated and interconnected. Cost reductions to 24-hour productivity can be one of the benefits that offshore team could offer to supply chain operations. Outsourcing Sourcing! 5 Lessons from Around the Globe!

Sourcing Strategies

Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2025

Supply chain software is a game-changing tool that offers immense opportunities for growth and success in the transportation services market. Nevertheless, the supply chain industry faces various challenges that can be effectively addressed through the utilization of high-performing software solutions.

Waste Reduction